TUTORIAL: How to get Ubuntu on the TouchPad

[threezero]

Help I'm trying to put ubuntu on my touchpad now

I'm stuck at the part where i guess you partition the tp with the 2gb partition for the ubuntu. I created the custom webos build. THe problem is when i attempt to run this custom build. I'm stuck at 12% every single time. I try putting it in to usb mode I try the 12 % solution posted here
forums.precentral.net/hp-touchpad/307202-webos-doctor-stuck-12-solution-fix.html
and i only got invalid file directory on novaterm.

plz help i know the tp is not brick but right now i can't go into android or into webos at all if i force it off than back on it will point me to w w w palm com/rom

please help@@@!!!!

EDIT: i'm a using a mac btw not that it makes a difference... seems like all the files and stuff isn't os dependant

2nd EDIT: when i force it off and turn it back on again i can see the linux logo for a split second does this mean anything?

3nd EDIT:
here's snippet of the code right before it say "we are unable to reset your device"

Dec 3, 2011 7:18:48 PM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController handleFailCase
INFO: something failed, query to see if device is plugged in
Dec 3, 2011 7:18:48 PM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController handleFailCase
INFO: exiting handleFailCase()
Trenchcoat error: <ERROR> CPU-specific initialization failed
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.stages.TrenchcoatStage.run(TrenchcoatStage.java:104)
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.FlasherThread.run(FlasherThread.java:472)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)
Dec 3, 2011 7:18:49 PM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.runner.DeviceDiscoveryRunner$DeviceDiscoveryThread run
INFO: got controller
Dec 3, 2011 7:18:49 PM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.runner.DeviceDiscoveryRunner$DeviceDiscoveryThread run
INFO: got devices 1
Dec 3, 2011 7:18:49 PM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController runnerFinished
INFO: device runner done
Dec 3, 2011 7:18:49 PM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController runnerFinished
WARNING: flashing failed, move to failed card

[jdm8000]

Try resetting with stock WebOS Doctor. That should get WebOS working again.
For installing Ubuntu, you could try partitioning manually with novaterm.

[threezero]

Originally Posted by jdm8000

Try resetting with stock WebOS Doctor. That should get WebOS working again.
For installing Ubuntu, you could try partitioning manually with novaterm.

thanks going to try that. for the record should i do ubuntu first and than do android or does it really matter? luckily i don't really have anything critical saved on the tp

[jdm8000]

I don't think it matters which one you install first.

After you doctor your TP, Android might still be installed and you'll just have to reinstall moboot, but I don't know for sure. One way you could check is after you doctor your tp, download filemgr and Internalz Pro, and navigate to /dev/store. If you see cm-system, cm-data, and cm-cache, then Android is probably still installed. If not, you'll have to reinstall it.

I installed Ubuntu first (Only because I had it before the Android install was released), but it shouldn't matter.

[techlover10]

I don't quite want to install Ubuntu on my touchpad yet because I am still under warranty and don't want to void it, also I have had some bad experiences with Linux in the past. However, there is one program which I would want to use on the touchpad. I sometimes write music scores in my spare time and I use MuseScore to do this. MuseScore is a free crossplatform music scoring software. If anyone with a touchpad running Ubuntu would like to test this software for me, or if you already use this on your touchpad, please let me know the results; I would love to be able to edit scores on the go.

[bluenote]

Originally Posted by techlover10

I don't quite want to install Ubuntu on my touchpad yet because I am still under warranty and don't want to void it, also I have had some bad experiences with Linux in the past. However, there is one program which I would want to use on the touchpad. I sometimes write music scores in my spare time and I use MuseScore to do this. MuseScore is a free crossplatform music scoring software. If anyone with a touchpad running Ubuntu would like to test this software for me, or if you already use this on your touchpad, please let me know the results; I would love to be able to edit scores on the go.

I was able to download and create a score but not hear it. I spent a few minutes trying to troubleshoot that issue but not much--it looks like a project.

[techlover10]

Originally Posted by bluenote

I was able to download and create a score but not hear it. I spent a few minutes trying to troubleshoot that issue but not much--it looks like a project.

Thanks! That question had been in the back of my mind for a long time now. Also, how easy is it to use?

[bluenote]

Originally Posted by techlover10

Thanks! That question had been in the back of my mind for a long time now. Also, how easy is it to use?

I touched the notes with my finger and then touched the score and they appeared. Also keyboard seems to work. I just spent a minute or two in notes view, putting notes down on the page, I did not test every feature as I am not familiar with the program. You should consult with the Linux experts as to how to enable sound. I tried to press preferences but the program closed.

[techlover10]

Originally Posted by bluenote

I touched the notes with my finger and then touched the score and they appeared. Also keyboard seems to work. I just spent a minute or two in notes view, putting notes down on the page, I did not test every feature as I am not familiar with the program. You should consult with the Linux experts as to how to enable sound. I tried to press preferences but the program closed.

That sounds easier than using the program on desktops...lol...I am not really a member of the linux community, though; I have had several bad experiences with it in the past. However, I know that the MuseScore community has many people who would love to be able to use MuseScore on a tablet. I am not a Linux expert, but if anyone know someone who knows Linux and would be willing to volunteer for this, it could be a great project. Also...if anyone wants to port it to WebOS...even better

[techlover10]

I was thinking about homebrew-ing my TP (I haven't yet because I don't want to mess with the system until I know more), but I know that there is the whole dual-boot Ubuntu system which goes farther than homebrew. Is it possible to just get the Ubuntu Chroot app/thing in my TP without doing the partitioning and dualboot setup? I'd like to be able to get Ubuntu apps on my TP but I don't really need the whole window manager setup.

[baastien]

Hi all,

After installing Ubuntu on my TP, I was not really convinced. In order to find again my clean TP, I've ran WebOS Doctor.

Unfortunately, now I can't type the & character. In azerty keyboard, all other characters in a long press on 1 appears, except &. What happend instead is that cursor goes in the beggining on the text area. In a qwerty keyboard configuration, it is also impossible for my to get & character, same action of the cursor.

I think I had to remap the keys especially the return code of & character, but how ? Does anyone have any ideas to help me solve this matter, please ?
Thank you